{"product_id":"bitter-sweet-1","title":"Hattie Williams: Bitter Sweet [2026]","description":"\u003cp\u003e'I inhaled this novel. Utterly believable, immersive and heartfelt. I \u003ci\u003eloved\u003c\/i\u003e it' \u003cb\u003eJENNIE GODFREY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hattie's writing on early-20s friendships and their enmeshed intensity, was so convincing. I enjoyed it so much' \u003cb\u003eMARIAN KEYES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A timeless tragedy, a story of the intricacies and illusions of true love' \u003cb\u003eCHRIS WHITAKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautifully crafted, with aftershocks of conscience' \u003cb\u003eJODI PICOULT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sharp, compelling, and thought provoking. The perfect book club pick for 2025' \u003cb\u003eLOUISE O'NEILL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Don't miss the intoxicating and compulsive debut novel from Hattie Williams - everyone's talking about it!*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'In my life, there are things that have happened to me, and things that I have done, that have proven to be moments that have a clear before and an after. One of those moments, perhaps in some ways the biggest, was the day that I met Richard Aveling for the first time.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlie is twenty-three, single and the new publicity assistant at the independent London publishing house Winden \u0026amp; Shane. Richard Aveling is fifty-six, married and the author that has defined his generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlie has long idolised the charming, illustrious writer, who also represents a link to her late mother, who loved his work. But as they embark on an illicit and all-consuming affair, Charlie is forced to hide the relationship from everyone she cares about. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd when the success of Richard's latest book launches him to a new level of fame where all anonymity is lost, she realises she might just be in too deep...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thought-provoking exploration of a relationship founded in power, control and silence, \u003ci\u003eBitter Sweet \u003c\/i\u003eis perfect for book clubs and will appeal to fans of \u003ci\u003eSorrow and Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e by Meg Mason and \u003ci\u003eCleopatra and Frankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e by Coco Mellors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e** More praise for BITTER SWEET by Hattie Williams**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brutal but tender, entertaining, compelling and completely believable'\u003cb\u003e LAUREN BRAVO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An instant classic of a debut: honest, winning, breakable' \u003cb\u003eAJ FINN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Raw and beautiful and true' \u003cb\u003eABIGAIL DEAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fresh, unflinching and reminds us how dangerous love can be' \u003cb\u003eARAMINTA HALL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Thrilling, compulsive and utterly addictive' \u003cb\u003eKIRSTY CAPES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As intoxicating as the relationship she portrays, a book that keeps you obsessively within its pages' \u003cb\u003eKATE WESTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A brilliantly assured debut which deftly charts the pain of young love' \u003cb\u003eSJ WATSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Smart and intense, a thrilling new voice' \u003cb\u003eAJ WEST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Beautiful and tender, addicitve and heartbreaking' \u003cb\u003eCJ COOKE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An addictive, relatable story of obsessive love' \u003cb\u003eJULIA RAESIDE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Williams, Hattie","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53614743748947,"sku":"9781398722828","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/williams-hattie-hattie-williams-bitter-sweet-2026-9781398722828-1235115567.jpg?v=1777763736","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/bitter-sweet-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}